Impact of oral simvastatin therapy on acute lung injury in mice during pneumococcal pneumonia - 7thspace.com

Recent studies suggest that the reported protective effects of statins (HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors) against community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and sepsis in humans may be due to confounders and a healthy user-effect. To directly test whether statins are ...

Zocor Lawsuits - AboutLawsuits.com

High doses of the cholesterol drug Zocor, or generic simvastatin, have been linked to an increased risk of serious and potentially life threatening muscle problems. The FDA has warned that side effects of Zocor at 80 mg doses may increase the risk of ...

Antibacterial activity of statins: a comparative study of Atorvastatin, Simvastatin, and Rosuvastatin - 7thspace.com

Statins have several effects beyond their well-known antihyperlipidemic activity, whichinclude immunomodulatory, antioxidative and anticoagulant effects. In this study, we havetested the possible antimicrobial activity of statins against a range of ...

Safety of Statins - Medscape News

UGT All statins Gemfibrozil, cyclosporine [Corsini and Ceska, 2011; Jacobson, 2009; Law and Rudnicka, 2006] P-glycoprotein Atorvastatin, lovastatin, simvastatin Ritonavir, cyclosporine, verapamil, erythromycin, ketoconazole, itraconazole ...

Statins May Help Prevent Irregular Heartbeat in Elderly - US News and World Report

But the findings are extremely preliminary and don't provide enough evidence to support this particular use of statins, such as Lipitor (atorvastatin) and Zocor (simvastatin) just yet, said the study authors and outside experts alike.

CVS Caremark Sponsored Research Finds FDA Drug Warnings Can Have Immediate Negative Impact on Medication Adherence, Even if Not Related to Safety - Marketwatch

The FDA issued an early communication after results from the ENHANCE trial indicated that adding ezetimibe (known as either Zetia or the ezetimibe-simvastatin combination, Vytorin) to a treatment regimen including simvastatin did not appear to ...

Irish universities lead statin trials for lung failure - Irish Times

The researchers are investigating the possibility that the drug simvastatin, which is commonly prescribed for high cholesterol, can be both effective and safe for people with lung injury. QUB professor of intensive care medicine and Royal Victoria Hospital ...

Aortic stenosis: Vytorin does not slow progression of aortic valve disease - Xagena Medical News

The SEAS ( Simvastatin and Ezetimibe in Aortic Stenosis ) study has investigated the effects of intensive cholesterol lowering with the combination of Simvastatin ( 40 dmg daily ) and Ezetimibe ( 10 mg daily ) ( Inegy, Vytorin ) in patients with aortic stenosis.

Muscle pain a drawback to taking statins - Evening Star

The highest rate, at about 18 percent, was in patients on simvastatin (Zocor) at 40-80 mg/day. PRIMO participants on atorvastatin (Lipitor) at 40-80 mg/day had about 15 percent incidence of muscle symptoms, while those on 40 mg/day of pravastatin ...

Doctors Find Less Need For Abbott's 'Good Cholesterol' Pill - Forbes

simvastatin, also known under the brand name Zocor from Merck & Co. (MRK). In Abbott’s recently reported second-quarter, Niaspan sales fell more than 15 percent to $191 million compared to $226 million in the first quarter of 2011, before the NIH study.